News 2008
20th July
Blairgowrie has gone to the Lakes today to run with Stuart and Jane Higham's mares at Mitchelland farm. He has got 3 foals up there 2 fillies and a colt.
Mares and foals at Mitchelland.
Blossom had a filly at midnight last night, all was well with birth but the mare didn't cleanse and I had to call out the vet in the early hours of Sunday morning. They are both doing really well now and at least the sun has been shining on her since she was born. The foals sire is North Wells Summit. A few piccies of her:
7th July
We went to the Royal show yesterday, the weather was dreadful non stop rain. Luckily the sun came out whilst Pearl was in her class, even though the ring was really muddy and very slippy. Pearl was well behaved except that she took a disliking to the barriers that were in the middle of the ring and didn't want to trot past them but she did in the end. She got a 4th prize.
Valerock sea pearl at the Royal.
26th June
Back from the Highland show, we had a brilliant time the weather was lovely, probably the best we have since we started going. No pics because I forgot to take my camera!
Pearl the yearling filly got 5th prize and Kyla the two year old was 10th. Really pleased with both my girls, they were very good, both in the stables and in the ring. The girls were glad to be home though after being in a stable for 5 days, they couldn't wait to have a roll and most importantly eat grass!!
Violets colt foal is doing very well,he is quite a big foal. Blossom looks big in foal now, I don't think she will be much longer now. She isn't due until the 29th of July but I think she will be earlier than that.
Molly, Bryony, Ruby and Velvet have all been scanned in foal for next year, I don't normally scan my own mares but after this years dissapointments with them not being in foal I decided to do them.
29th May
At last Violet has foaled, a colt born at 10.10am this morning by Blairgowrie. I havn't been able to get anywhere near him yet. Violet is so foal proud, thank goodness for binoculars at least I could see that he was sucking ok.
I have got a long wait for the next one, Blossom is due in July and Pabbey in August.
Velvets due date came and went with no foal, such a dissapointment, we where all convinced that we had seen the foal moving but she was just kidding us. Oh well there is always next year, I have put her in with Blairgowrie so fingers crossed!
A couple of pics of Violet's foal new born.
25th May
More foal news Fred and Jean Andersons mare Maorach of Sauchrie had a filly foal on the 22nd sired by North-Wells Summit, congratulations to them.
Today we went to a local pony club show with Kyla and Pearl, to have a practice for some of the bigger shows I have entered them in. They where both really well behaved and loaded well. Pearl got a 2nd in the yearling class and Kyla was 3rd in the 2/3 year old class.
Here are a few pics.
Valerock Kyla May
Valerock Sea Pearl
21st May
More foal photo's, a colt born on Sunday out Roshven Siobhan by North-Wells Summit he has been bred by Mrs Kath Wurcbacher, and he is gorgeous and chunky. I had the pleasure of seeing him on Tuesday when he was couple of days old.
These fabulous photo's are courtesy of Kath.
Newborn.
Having a scratch!!
3 days old.
18th May
We have finally got to take Kyla (North-Wells Summit x Oldham's Wood Miss Molly) to a show today. After last weeks disaster with the wagon not going for us.
Once again she was very well behaved, loaded straight in and stood patiently in the lorry. Klya was entered in the 2/3 year old class and it was a huge entry 16 in it, of all breeds. She got a very credible 4th, the highest placed two year old. The mountain and moorland class was big too but she wasn't placed in that.
A few photo's from the show.
16th May
This Sunday we are taking Kyla to a local show, well hopefully we are. Last weekend I got her all ready to go to a show and the lorry woudn't start! So I am hoping for a bit better luck this time.
We are still waiting for Violet to foal she was due on Tuesday and looks fit to burst so hopefully it won't be long now.
Here are a couple of photo's of Mick and Carol Forrest's foals, kindly emailed to me yesterday.
Rydale Dinky's colt foal by Summit.
He is 4 weeks old.
Trailtrow Rhuann's colt foal by Summit.
Two weeks old.
9th May
I have finally found at bit of time to do a news update, foals are coming thick and fast from visiting mares.
Jill Munroe's mare Whitefield Eleanor had a filly foal last week by North-Wells Summit.
Micheal and Carol Forrest's mare Trailtrow Rhuann had a colt foal last friday by North-Wells Summit.
Vicki Edgar's mare Cobweb had a filly foal yesterday by North-Wells Summit. That will be Cobweb's 3rd filly by Summit !!
No foal news of my own to report as yet, Violet is due tomorrow but isn't really bagged up yet.
Velvet is showing no sign's of foaling and I am doubting whether she is in foal at all! If she is not then a serious diet is in order.
Pabbeydene was confirmed in foal last week which I am especially thrilled about because I thought that she must be barren, after living with Blairgowrie for two years. Pabbey won't be due until August though, but it will be worth the wait.
27th April
This weekend we were supposed to be going to the NPS spring festival at Malvern, for the highland pony stallion parade. Unfortunately it was cancelled due to lack of support, Drumochter was also entered for the show but we decided not to go with Velvet two weeks overdue, I didn't like to risk leaving her with this being her first time foaling.
Two more foals were born last week from visiting mares. On Wednesday Drumpark Kara had a colt by Blairgowrie, bred by Jill Munro. On Friday Alishadene had a filly by North Wells Summit bred by Amanda King.
19th April
Paul and I have been baby visiting today, you could say that it is one of my favourite pass times! I am still waiting for Velvet to foal she was due last Sunday.
Moss-side Mornish (Moss-side Domhnach x Vienna of Whitefield) had a beautiful colt foal by Blairgowrie of Whitefield on Wednesday. Bred by Mrs Pauline Billington. Photo's below.
12th April
Micheal and Carol Forrest have kindly emailed me photo's of their new foal. A colt out of Rydale Dinky (Turin Hill Triple Crown x Lucy of Gargunnock) sired by North Wells Summit. The foal was born on Friday and is about 20 hours old in the photo's. He is gorgeous and has a huge amount of bone, well worth the wait as the mare was three weeks overdue!
29th March
It was the Northern Welsh and Native Breed show today and we took Valerock Sea Pearl for an outing, it was her first show and she was a little star. She didn't put a foot wrong, she trotted up beautifully and stood in the line up very patiently. Pearl got 4th in 1, 2 and 3 year old class out of 13 which I was really pleased with as she was only one of two hairies in the class and 3rd in the M and M class.
Here are a couple of photo's of Pearl at the show
12th March
North Wells Summit has got his first foal of the year on the ground. A colt out of Strathbeag Kirsty Bhan (Raucle Reiver of Trailtrow x Eilidh of Park View) a visiting mare owned by Mrs. Dawn Stringfellow, he was born last night at 10ish,and was 3 weeks overdue. Lucky for me, we where going to get a plant trailer today and we passed by Dawn's farm and called in to have a look at him. He is so cute, really friendly and very hairy must have been preparing for the horrible wintry weather! Here are a couple of picci's of him at 14 hours old
4th March
There really isn't much to report for this month.
The ponies have wintered well and we are looking forward to spring and some better weather, it has been a very wet and muddy winter here and my fields are looking a bit worse for wear! I have been out with my camera this morning in the only bit of snow we have seen over the winter and it wasn't much.
Last week was a dissapointing one with Molly coming in season and not being in foal, she looked as though she was but we had the vet out doing boosters and she was examined and confirmed not in foal. So that is only 3 foals for this year.
Strathleven Drumochter
Junior stallion
Peggy of Combebank
2 year old filly
Valerock Kyla May
2 year old filly
Valerock Sea Pearl
yearling filly
Peggy and Kyla
1st February
Here are a couple of photo's of Blair and Pabbey on their way back from their Sunday trundle.
21st January
Well what a dismal start to the new year, we are under water here and we live on a hill! There isn't much to report. Blossom, Molly, Velvet and Violet are all in foal, due in April and May. No foal from Pabbeydene again this year but I live in hope. Bryony didn't hold either, so I will try again earlier this year.
All of the ponies are fit and well, despite the rain and mud. Blairgowrie of Whitefield has spent his first winter inside, because I have been riding him, he is living in the barn with Pabbey and they are really enjoying the luxury.
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